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I buy small bottles of bottled water occasionally for the BOTTLE, I then fill them up from a plumbed in water filter system.

Just to turn the tap off on this one, my thanks to the last four ladies who posted an interest. very best wishes.. Happy days

Until March i avoided drinking water from a tap or a bottle...didn't like the stuff! After the Sahara trek where water was essential and came in a bottle for health reasons i have developed a 'taste' for it as long as it is nice and cold. I drink from the tap at home, the water cooler at work and if out and about and want a drink i buy a bottle of water. I can't really taste much of a difference between the lot, and certainly wouldn't pay the extortionate amounts charged to drink bottled water at home! Yvette

Harry As Peter Kay says 'Why does mineral water that has trickled through mountains for centuries,have a ' use by ' date'? Must be the plastic bottles? I live in Northumberland and the drinking water we have comes from Keilder, tastes smashing. Mau :0)

I live in West Cornwall and always drink the tapwater - tastes ok to me!!! OC

I buy the ones where I like the taste, also number 2 daughter is happy to take bottles of water in her packed lunch for school, no rows about fizzy drinks, wouldnt keep refilling a plastic bottle, its supposed to be bad for you, due to stuff leeching from the plastic into the drinking water............... regards Barbara..xx

If Manchester and district water tastes so good, why are united utilities such poor shares.? Interesting replies, wasn,t aware of so many regional and perhaps national differences. XXX thanks Barbara re below. think someone suggested that happens to bottled water as well.X Happy days

Harry - when I was younger and lived in Yorkshire I drank the tap water all the time it always tasted so good. Have lived in London and now reside in Norfolk and have to say that I very rarely drink the water as the taste is horrible, so usually drink bottled. Lindax

We used to buy bottled water but it became too expensive so we bought a water filter instead. Our water comes from the Thames -it would be interesting to know how many people it's been through before it gets to us.

You are quite right Harry. BUT, I'm a lover of soda water, so I buy it all the time. I drink such a lot of water. We did buy a soda maker once but the cartridges were difficult to buy. Deanna X

we,ve been getting ripped off to long

Interesting thread Harry, and such a coincedence. Only today,I bought a bottle of water, from a shop within the local Hospital. I said to my daughter,this tastes awful,my tap water tastes 10 times better. Yes I am one of the lucky ones, to be able to drink my tap water. I live in Devon. trish

Tut tut, Hilary. Glad to know I,m not alone in my views. Probably stems from drinking from reservoirs and streams when I was young. Now that was real water. Thanks to all for your interest. Happy days

Hi Harry, as you know I live in France. I drink the water out of tap. My husband insists on bottled water. Only because everyone seems to buy it here. Make it last longer by filling bottles from tap. He has'nt a clue, bless him. Hilary.

I'm with Kaye on this one! Our water here in Poole is the worst I've ever come across, tastes disgusting, furs up everything in sight. even the drain pipes! But a water filter jug makes life much more bearable. use it for all hot drinks, cooking veg AND filling up a water bottle to take to work. Suex

Dorothy, Yes I agee . Cornish water is disgusting.it tastes of Clorine. We have a jug filter and bottled water and a hefty water bill. I loved the water in West London. Hetty

our tap water is vile, so we invested in a water filter. the difference is amazing and we all drink far more tap water than we used to.

Our fridge has a water dispenser which is filtered straight from the mains, and is fine for drinking. Before we had this though, I always bought bottled water. Liz

Hi Harry Agree bottled water is a waste of money. But..... having said that our water here in Wales is fine drink it straight out of tap all the time. We caravan a lot in Cornwall and honestly it is the most foul stuff you've ever tasted - sorry Cornish friends - the kettle furse up in no time and even the coffee and tea has a peculiar taste to it - so yes I join the bottle brigade then. Dorothy

If your tap water tastes vile - put a smidgeon of juice in it - flavoured water!